Chapter 1
Pain claws my stomach as I find myself struggling to get comfortable. Part of me wants to go get mom as bile starts rising in my throat but at the same time though I know she has plenty of stress to deal with, especially with Dean being gone. I gently try to sit up so I can go to the bathroom because I can't stand the feeling anymore and I don't even make it to a standing position before I throw up onto the carpet but I manage to get my garbage can before I make too much of a I finish I try to stand up so I can go to mom's room but the pain is really bad, it makes me double over. But somehow I make it to her room and I open the door and I go to her side of the bed. "Mom,Mommy"I say shaking her shoulder, "Ben baby what is it"she asks, "mom I don't feel good, I threw up in my bedroom"I say, "shh come here"she says turning on the light, hand gently resting against my forehead. "your burning up, how bad are you feeling"she asks, "really bad mom"I say grimacing putting my arm around my stomach, "shh breathe, easy"she says putting an arm around my shoulders.
Once it passes she gently gets up and then helps me to the bathroom, she takes my temperature, and I hear her tsk when it beeps, 104 she mutters under her breathe. "hey honey I'm going to get the vomit cleaned up in your room and then I need to take you to ER ok"she says, "yeah I guess"I say. I don't know how long it takes but she gets it cleaned up and then comes back in to the bathroom and helps me change into some clean PJ's. Then she slides some tennis shoes on my feet and very gently helps me stand. I lean heavily against her as we go downstairs and to the car. Then she helps me into the passenger seat and puts my seat belt on, then as soon as she gets into her side, we take off. I guess I doze off because the next thing I know we're at the hospital and she's undoing my seat belt.
She helps me out of the car and then we go inside and to the nurses station. She grabs a nurses attention and the nurse comes over to us.I hear her briefly explain what's going on with me and then the nurse shows us where to sit and that they will be with us shortly. We go to the waiting room and once we get seated I spread out on the chairs and lay my head on her lap. As she starts stroking my hair I fall asleep hoping that this long night will be over soon.